NASDAQ is the second largest equity market in the USA and lists thousands of US and foreign companies. In recent years it has attracted a lot of high technology companies. The Stock Exchange Market offers electronic trading using computers and a vast telecommunications network.

The second largest stock exchange in the US, specialising in high-tech and internet-related companies, such as Microsoft. The movements of the Nasdaq can have a significant effect on the UK markets, particularly the recently-launched TechMark index of technology, media and telephony companies. Its UK web site is www.nasdaq.co.uk.

Owned and operated by the National Association of Securities Dealers, NASDAQ is a computerized system that provides brokers and dealers with price quotations for over-the-counter and listed securities.